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Del Norte Federal Release Scope

The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator covers federal inmates, not every person released in Del Norte County. That distinction matters because Crescent City has both Del Norte County Jail and Pelican Bay State Prison nearby, while the research did not identify a federal prison in Del Norte County. A person released from the county jail is searched through the sheriff's CitizenRIMS portal, the jail record, VINE, and the Superior Court. A person released from Pelican Bay is searched through CDCR, parole, court, and records channels. BOP enters the workflow only when the case is federal.

Use BOP when a federal court sentenced the person, a local record says the person was transferred for federal custody, a federal writ or marshal hold appears, or a court docket points to a federal criminal case. Do not treat a missing BOP result as proof that the person was never booked in Del Norte County. A BOP search and a county jail release search answer different questions.

Search BOP Federal Releases

The BOP locator can be searched from the public locator page. It is the federal source for people incarcerated in BOP custody from 1982 to the present. The research source is explicit on the key release rule: if the release date is in the past and the record no longer lists a facility location, the person is no longer in BOP custody. That is a federal custody answer. It does not settle county probation, state parole, court conditions, supervised release, or a later immigration hold.

1. Open the BOP inmate locator and search by BOP register number, DCDC number, FBI number, INS number, or by name.
2. Compare the name, age, race, sex, and any known identifiers before relying on a match.
3. Review the location and release date fields. A current facility means the person is still in BOP custody.
4. If the listed release date has passed and no facility is shown, read that as release from BOP custody, then check other systems if supervision or transfer is possible.
5. Use Del Norte Superior Court, federal court records, or agency records when the BOP page does not explain why the person left custody.

The BOP locator page for Del Norte federal release questions is shown in the captured source from BOP inmate locator search.

The screenshot matches the federal release route because BOP is the federal search source, while Del Norte County Jail and CDCR remain separate custody systems.

BOP Release Date Meaning

BOP's federal inmate records explanation is the most useful source for interpreting a past release date. A past release date with no facility location means the person was released from BOP custody on that date. BOP also cautions that the person may still be on parole, supervised release, or in another correctional or criminal-justice system. That caveat should stay in every Del Norte County federal release search because a federal release is not always the end of all legal control.

Supervised release is a federal court condition that may follow prison. It is different from Del Norte County probation and different from CDCR parole. BOP does not function as the supervising office after release. The court record, federal probation office, and case documents are the better route for federal supervision facts. If local records show a Del Norte jail release to federal custody, the local jail record may stop at the transfer point while the BOP record later shows federal imprisonment or release.

BOP custody

Federal prison custody managed by the Bureau of Prisons.

Supervised release

A federal court supervision term that may follow a prison release.

Transfer

A move from one custody system to another, not necessarily release to the community.

Detainer

A request or notice from another agency that can affect where the person goes after release.

The captured BOP records explanation supports the past-date rule used here.

That rule is narrow: it confirms release from BOP, not release from every possible court or agency obligation.

When BOP Is Wrong

A Del Norte County released inmate search often starts outside BOP. If the person had a local arrest, misdemeanor booking, warrant arrest, probation violation, local sentence, bail release, cite release, or time-served event, check the sheriff's portal and court records first. The CitizenRIMS release record can show released status, out date, out time, charges, agency, and bail fields during the recent visible window. After that window, a public-records request through Del Norte County NextRequest is the local route.

If the person was sentenced to California prison or housed at Pelican Bay, use CDCR. CIRIS is the state custody search, and CDCR records, the Board of Parole Hearings, DAPO parole, VINE, and court records help confirm release or parole. If the person left jail because of possible immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. If the search problem is the legal reason for release, use the Del Norte Superior Court records page, keeping in mind that the court says an online criminal index is not available at this time.

Del Norte Records Fallback

When BOP does not answer the release question, the fallback should follow the custody trail. A county booking or release record can be requested through Del Norte County NextRequest. A court release order, sentence, warrant recall, dismissal, or transfer document belongs with the Superior Court or the court that handled the case. A CDCR release or parole status should be routed to CDCR records, CIRIS, BPH, DAPO, or VINE. An ICE transfer belongs in ODLS and immigration records.

For a records request, describe the record rather than making a broad demand. Useful details include full name, approximate booking or release date, case number, agency, BOP register number if known, and the record sought. A clear request might ask for a booking and release record, a jail release log entry, a court minute order, or a transfer notation. California public-records law sets a general 10-day determination period for agency responses, with a possible written extension in unusual circumstances.

Note: Use federal, county, state, and immigration systems according to custody type; Del Norte County has no single release archive for all systems.

Federal Holds and Marshals

Some Del Norte searches involve federal custody before BOP has a clean public record. The U.S. Marshals Service may transport people on federal warrants, federal writs, or federal court orders. The research did not identify a broad public USMS locator comparable to BOP. That means a Del Norte County Jail record might show a transfer or release from local custody while the public BOP locator does not yet show a final prison location. In that situation, the court record and the agency listed on the local release record matter more than a name-only BOP search.

Federal custody can also overlap with state or county custody in sequence. A person may be booked locally, moved for a federal proceeding, returned to local court, sentenced to federal prison, or later released from BOP to supervised release. Each step can create a different public record. For Del Norte County, the safest reading is narrow: CitizenRIMS can confirm recent sheriff custody status; BOP can confirm federal prison location or release; the court explains the legal event; and any supervision record must be checked through the correct supervising authority.

Federal Source Checklist

A BOP release check is stronger when it is tied back to local facts. Start with the name and identifiers, then ask which agency last had custody. If the last known agency was the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office, keep the sheriff portal and NextRequest in the workflow. If the last known agency was CDCR or Pelican Bay, use state-prison records first. If a federal case number, BOP register number, federal sentence, or marshal transfer appears, BOP becomes the correct search. If an immigration notice appears after release, switch to ICE ODLS.

• Use BOP for federal prison custody from 1982 to present.
• Use Del Norte County Jail records for local booking and release facts.
• Use CDCR and DAPO for state-prison release and parole issues.
• Use Del Norte Superior Court or federal court records to explain orders and case outcomes.
• Use ICE ODLS only when immigration detention is the custody issue.